Coward v. Hadley

W. JONES, Justice.

I. NATURE OF THE CASE

Charles and Anne Coward appeal from the trial court’s decision following a bench trial that they do not have either an express or implied easement over an alleyway connecting their home to a public street through the rear of Crystal Hadley’s lot. Crystal Hadley cross-appeals the district court’s refusal to grant attorney fees below.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This controversy surrounds three neighboring residential lots in the Law’s Second Addition in Sandpoint, Idaho. Lot 1, which is owned by Crystal Hadley, Respondent, sits on a corner with…